1986 Currie Cup

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1986 Currie Cup
Countries South Africa
Champions Western Province (27th title)
Runners-up Transvaal
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The 1986 Currie Cup was the 48th edition of the Currie Cup, the premier annual domestic rugby union competition in South Africa.

Contents

The tournament was won by Western Province for the 27th time; they beat Transvaal 22–9 in the final in Cape Town. [1]

Teams

The following teams took part in the 1986 Currie Cup: [2]

1986 Currie Cup Division A
Eastern Province
Free State
Northern Free State
Northern Transvaal
Transvaal
Western Province

Fixtures and Results

All result source: [3]

Round One

03/05/1986 Eastern Province 6–6 Western Province  
03/05/1986 Northern Transvaal 50–3 Northern Free State  

Round Two

07/06/1986 Orange Free State 7–15 Northern Transvaal  
07/06/1986 Western Province 13–16 Transvaal  

Round Three

21/06/1986 Northern Free State 9–33 Orange Free State  
21/06/1986 Northern Transvaal 27–31 Western Province  
21/06/1986 Transvaal 23–16 Eastern Province  

Round Four

05/07/1986 Eastern Province 18–28 Northern Transvaal  
05/07/1986 Transvaal 27–15 Orange Free State  
05/07/1986 Western Province 31–12 Northern Free State  

Round Five

12/07/1986 Northern Free State 9–22 Eastern Province  
12/07/1986 Northern Transvaal 19–19 Transvaal  
12/07/1986 Orange Free State 13–34 Western Province  

Round Six

19/07/1986 Eastern Province 29–27 Orange Free State  
19/07/1986 Transvaal 23–15 Northern Free State  

Round Seven

02/08/1986 Northern Free State 18–27 Northern Transvaal  
02/08/1986 Orange Free State 6–22 Transvaal  
02/08/1986 Western Province 39–24 Eastern Province  

Round Eight

23/08/1986 Eastern Province 39–4 Northern Free State  
23/08/1986 Northern Transvaal 19–13 Orange Free State  

Round Nine

30/08/1986 Transvaal 12–20 Western Province  

Round Ten

06/09/1986 Northern Free State 12–33 Transvaal  
06/09/1986 Orange Free State 40–35 Eastern Province  
06/09/1986 Western Province 26–16 Northern Transvaal  

Grand Final

27/09/1986 Western Province 22–9 Transvaal Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  

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References

  1. ↑ "Currie Cup Finals History". SuperSport. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Só staan sake in rugby". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 23 June 1986. Retrieved 31 August 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "South Africa - Currie Cup Division A". rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 15 October 2021.


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